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[The feed clicks on and the background behind Motochika is still moving as he's carelessly free-falling out of the sky, having turned on his SFC mid-descent. Though there's a flash of something as there's suddenly a large thud that falls behind him. The pirate however, seems unperturbed like he has to take care of this every day. ~~Which, all things considered, wouldn't be a huge surprise, right?~~

There's only a soft 'hup' as he finally lands on the deck of his ship, a piece of tentacle laying a fair ways away from it.]

That was a hell of a wake-up call.

[He yawns.]

So... Can we eat it?

[He's about to turn off the feed - really, he only wanted to let the kids know he was awake - before he hesitates and thinks of something else.]

Ah... The pirate ship in the South-West quadrant is free for those who can't fight against this lummox. Let me know if ya need a place to stay, yeah? I'll open it up for as long as ya need.

[filtered to SEES, Renton, Jim, Red, Silver, & N]

Invitation not optional for you kids. I need to see all of ya.

Renton, Jim, you especially, y'hear? We'll talk about self-defense lessons after ya check in.

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... seems like a waste a meat.

[Tch. He scoffs before raising a brow.]

You doin' alright there, runt? Seem off today.

Probably.

[What is this question what.]

I can handle it. I've just used a lot of power.

Then this is dumb.

[Unhappy pirate? Yeeaahhh.]

Huh. Well, don't push yerself. Plenty of people here lendin' a hand.

Yeah. I know.

Let me know if you need anything.

Well right back at ya, obviously.

... Yeah. I'll keep that in mind.

[He doesn't sound like he's going to, though.]

.... y'know it ain't that great of ya to be a hypocrite.

[yes, he can tell]

... Yeah, I know. But I don't want to get anyone else involved with this kind of stuff. I don't want other people to get hurt.

Ain't much of a Messiah if you don't practice what you preach, kid. What we need is a joint effort, not a sacrifice.

[guess who doesn't know what a Messiah is, but that doesn't mater because he's still right]

[He opens his mouth to protest, but that's beside the point right now - even if he got it a little wrong, he's still mostly right.]

I know. I've been trying to go from group to group in order to help fight the thing. I don't have to sleep that much when I'm like this, and I can heal myself fine.

... If you can, by the way, try to hit it from the underside of the tentacle, or rip off part of its flesh and shock its nerves directly. It seems to work the best.

Yeah, I gotcha.

But you best still take care anyway. No one'll be pleased if ya got yerself hurt overdoin' it.

Yeah, I know, but if it's what's needed to drive this thing back...

[He doesn't want to worry people... but he doesn't want to leave this half-done either.]

.... listen, kid. Sacrifice ain't ever needed. Prevent it if ya can.

[He's not having this argument now, Motochika.]

I will.

[Shut up.]

... that includes self-sacrifice.

[No you. 8| ]

I'll try to avoid it.

... s'all I ask.

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